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The Sculpted Face - Is This Wearable?

Filed under: Cosmetics, Beauty Tips

BalenciagaCelebrity makeup artist Pat McGrath showed us how to create the Spring 2009 Sculpted Face look she created for Balenciaga (right). Bronzer is out this year; if you want color you can either go for the Rosy Glow look we covered, or try this daring look which involves shading with taupe! Naturally, no one expects you to bleach out your eyebrows, but is this wearable?

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Barneys Lays Off 76 Employees

Filed under: Style in the News

Valextra Small Boston Bag in RedFollowing in the footsteps of competitors like Neiman Marcus Inc. and Saks Fifth Avenue, Barneys has begin its first round of layoffs. Yesterday, about 76 out of the 2,400 current jobs at the luxury store were eliminated. It's worth noting, however, that 30 out of the 76 cuts were already vacant.

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Jennifer Connelly Talks Revlon and Balenciaga With Style

Filed under: Style in the News




Balenciaga may have a new cover girl to front its ad campaigns now, but actress Jennifer Connelly is still sporting designer Nicholas Ghesquiere's space age pieces practically everywhere she goes. Case in point: the photo shoot the raven haired beauty just did for Vogue. Not only does Connelly sport a slicked back ponytail a la Balenciaga, but also dons the alien-esque sorbet body suit with matching gloves from the Parisian label's buzzworthy spring '09 collection.

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Jennifer Connelly in Balmain - I Want That!

Filed under: Get the Look

Jennifer ConnellyAt first we thought Jennifer Connelly danced to a one man band by the name of Nicholas Ghesquiere (Balenciaga). But now we see that she can clearly play the field after she completely rocked out in this Christophe Decarnin (Balmain) creation.

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Balenciaga's Nicolas Ghesquiere's latest designs are truly museum-worthy

Filed under: Style in the News

Balenciaga's Nicolas Ghesquiere (at right) has relied on French artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster to help design the interiors of more than one Balenciaga store, and now he's poised to return the favor.

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Wearing the egg-shaped skirt trend: a top stylist gives us the scoop

Filed under: Clothing, Flatter Your Figure, Style Tip of the Day

Say goodbye to slim pencil dresses and body-skimming skirts–the dominant silhouette on the Fall 2008 runways was high volume.

The 1940s-inspired bell--and more exaggerated egg--shape turned up on skirts and dresses, on runway after runway.

Balenciaga featured shifts with exaggerated flounces at the hip, while a knee-length, flowing skirt reminiscent of an upside-down tulip appeared at the Louis Vuitton show. Valentino offered up the most literal interpretation of the trend, creating a cartoonish, egg-shaped version for its haute couture show.

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Keira Knightley talks fashion and movies with Vogue

Filed under: Style in the News


The all-important September issue of Vogue has dropped and the majority of it is ads. But after collecting this particular issue over the past couple of years, we already knew that was going to happen.

No, the real surprise is actually the cover girl, Keira Knightley. First, because the last time she was on the cover of Vogue it was one of the fashion glossy's lowest selling issues of that year. And secondly, Keira had just made an appearance on the cover of the mag not too long ago. Plus, Keira, while we for the most part love her films, has always seemed quite boring to us.

Anyways, Vogue managed to get the actress to do a little interview at her cover shoot with Mario Testino while she was trying on Balenciaga. In this clip, she discusses being a femme fatal and playing different roles in her photographs.

Scarlett, Penelope, Selma - Oh My! - Vicky Cristina Barcelona Premiere

Filed under: Events: On the Scene, Style in the News, Clothing, Dresses, Celebrities with Style

Michael Buckner is a fashion and celebrity photographer who travels around the world taking pictures on the red carpet. He gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the hottest entertainment industry events



It's been a while since my last post from Miami Fashion Week. I spent last weekend in San Diego for the International Comic Convention, where high fashion was sci-fi T-shirts and cargo shorts. Batman costumes took over the hallways of the convention center, so there wasn't much to post about. I missed Styledash, but I'm back with a bang of an event.

Critically acclaimed director Woody Allen's 43rd film, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," brings together actor Javier Bardem and girlfriend Penelope Cruz with the ever talented Scarlett Johansson. The Los Angeles premiere brought them together again in top designer dresses. Scarlett in Monique Lhullier. Penelope in Herve L. Leroux. Selma in Balenciaga. These women of Hollywood stormed the red carpet in high fashion.

Scarlet won the fashion contest for last night in the Phillipino fashion designer's red gown, and with two of Hollywood's fashion elite on the carpet, that's a victory that deserves a trophy, right?

See the dresses from the premiere in my gallery below.

Quick Picks: Rihanna ready to play soccer in Balenciaga shinguards

Filed under: Celebrities with Style

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Fashion secrets from Christina Aguilera

Filed under: Celebrities with Style


We love Christina Aguilera's diva-ness, we love the fact that she's married to a "normal" guy and we adore her fantastic voice -- but most of all, we love her old school style!

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Inspiration for Nicole Richie's maternity line was Balenciaga

Filed under: Celebrities with Style


Nicole Richie has confirmed the rumors. Her maternity line will soon become a reality. The Simple Life star is now talking about why she decided to become a designer for knocked up women and who was her inspiration during pregnancy. Continue reading to find out more.

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Poppy Couture foldover clutch: Spring must-have

Filed under: Handbags, Accessories



For anyone who has picked up a fashion glossy in the past six months, this shouldn't come as a surprise to you:

Spring 2008 is about three and only three key trends: bold colors, florals, and, well.... did I say color?

From the model's lips at Louis Vuitton that resembled a Skittles bag to the constructed floral military armor at Balenciaga, fashion's most directional designers all had bright hues on the brain this season.

And while most of us won't be able to snag one of those adorable harlequin dresses from Miu Miu (like me), these slick patent clutches from Poppy Couture will allow anyone to buy into this very vibrant trend without having to skip a rent payment or two.

How chic are these? The oversized clutches come in assortment of fun colors and can be easily transitioned from day to night. Which makes their $450 price tag a little bit easier to swallow.

Ladies, trust me, you'll be a vision in a white summer dress and this arm candy on your side.

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Stylefoul: Beyonce's Balenciaga Lego heels

Filed under: Accessories, Shoes, Celebrities with Style, Celebrity Fashion Mistakes

BalenciagaOuch. It looks like Beyonce has been raiding the shoe rack of Optimus Prime's trashy girlfriend. The singer was spotted at the American Music Awards sporting these $4,175 heels from Balenciaga, which Lauren mentioned earlier this year. Yeah, I said $4,175. I would rather eat that much in a green, cash salad than buy these monsters to put on my feet.

I must admit, this shoe has done a number on my imagination. If one ignores the pointy heel bit, the awkward straps kind of make the shoe look like one of those sandals that a lot of dads like to wear with socks. That's never a fun quality to have on a shoe for a night on the town, right? When I look at this, I also think of what hardcore Global GUTS fans would have made their mothers wear. It'd be like GUTS' equivalent of the soccer mom. My brain also starts conjuring up images of people on the corner of NYC's Canal and Broadway, trying to sell knock-off versions of this made of Legos and aluminum foil.

Sad thing is, I'm sure they'd make at least one sale. Yuck.

Would you wear open-toed, open-heeled boots?

Filed under: Accessories, Shoes

Balenciaga open toed bootWe have seen open-toed boots mentioned on StyleDash before (in fact I wrote about them twice). I really thought that if I closed my eyes they would just go away. Looks like that trick doesn't work. At all. In fact, the open-toed boot trend has taken it to the next step by opening up the heel too. Let's just show off the two most unsightly parts of the foot, please.

Balenciaga has brought us these boots for fall. They are interesting to say the least, so interesting that I actually have to respect them. Balenciaga has gone so far past what constitutes "normal" in a shoe that these are actually okay with me.

The thing about most open-toed boots is that they just look like boots that had an unfortunate incident. These also look they have been in an "accident" of sorts, but the construction worker style of the shoe makes it much more interesting. The shoes tell a story and it goes a little something like this ...

A Paris Hilton type gets stuck with community service after yet another DUI and has to pick up trash off the side of the 405. Never to be one to look bad in uniform, the trendy little devil has Balenciaga design the fiercest construction boot anyone has ever seen.

Voila! The insane toe-less, heel-less boot is born.

StyleFoul: Beyoncé is half knight, half robot

Filed under: Celebrities with Style, Celebrity Fashion Mistakes

Beyoncé seems to be going through some sort of bizarre identity crisis. Not only is her lower body attempting to define itself a separate entity by experimenting with grandma legs, but at last week's BET Awards, B shamelessly flaunted her new robo-knight ways. The picture on the left is of Beyoncé on the red carpet wearing a fairly normal metallic dress with a not-so-normal metal belt, stripped straight from one of King Arthur's buddies. To the right is a photo of Beyoncé later in the evening, performing one of her songs as a half-naked C-3PO.

Actually, I normally wouldn't have paid much mind to Beyoncé's bizarre onstage get-up because, after all, performances often require rather dramatic make-up and costume. However, I was stunned to see that those tights weren't fashioned by Beyoncé's mother, like most of her costumes, but came off the runway! Shame on Balenciaga for luring Beyoncé to the dark side ... and by "dark," I mean "absurdly shiny."

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    Strapless dresses on 13-year-olds
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    Is Megan the new Angelina?
    Half of you think Megan needs to get her own identity and quit copying Angie, but more than a quarter said Jolie doesn't stand a chance against this Fox. Get the full story here.

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    Did Calvin Klein respond to public's outcry?
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    Calvin Klein's Racy Ad
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